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Attriageat-ree-ahzh

n. The state of having lost all control over how you feel about someone--not even trying to quench the flames anymore, but lighting other fires around your head just hoping to contain the damage.

Etymology

From atria, the chambers of the heart + triage, the sorting of patients in hospital admissions, factoring in the urgency of their illness or injury.

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